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Blurb from Netflix:
The scientists of Jurassic World create a captivating and terrifying new
creature that loves hot dogs. But what happens when the hot dogs run out?

Selina’s Point of View:

I love the Jurassic
Park series (1993-2015). All of them. The original and World were both great, the others are more along the lines of
guilty pleasures.

Still, when that Jurassic
Park (1993) music amps up, it makes me all sorts of excited to see what’s
coming next. It’s such epic music. Iconic. There are very few people that can’t
pin point exactly where that music comes from. By now we’re conditioned to
respond to it.

This short television episode/movie was like an adorable,
ridiculous, prequel that led into a parody of the actual story. I laughed quite
a bit.

I’d recommend this in a heartbeat, but I’d also recommend
watching the original Jurassic World (2015)
first or it’ll be spoiled for you.

Cat’s Point of View:

This mini-movie didn’t try to replicate the big-screen live
action feature. Obviously, with its run-time, that would have been impossible.
It did, however, successfully borrow a few moments from the source.

All in all, it was funny, silly, and as adorable as a film
about a scary rampaging dinosaur can be. It likely helped that there was a
decided absence of blood and gore – hooray for the Lego format. The humor
wasn’t all for kids, though. There was also an undertone subtly aimed at an
older audience – especially for those that had seen the full length live action
dino-show. These elements were somewhat poking fun at the movie and its
characters rather cleverly.

Some of the cast members of Jurassic World (2015) reprised their roles here. The voices of
Bryce Dallas Howard (As You Like It,
Hereafter, The Help) and BD Wong (The
Normal Heart, Focus, Mr. Robot) brought Claire Dearing and Dr. Wu to life.

I quite enjoyed this little movie and will be glad to
recommend it to anyone whom enjoys the Lego genre – and especially those that
have seen Jurassic World, too. It’s
not even a huge time investment! You might even squeeze it in between family
visits during the holidays.